Annual mean 21°C · wettest around September · prevailing wind S
Warmest
25.4 °C
Coldest
22.8 °C
Wettest
94%
Windiest
4.2 m/s
Prevailing
S
2.7 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in Bukavu over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C. The rainy (wet) season in Bukavu runs from September to April, peaking in September with a 68% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is August; August is the driest month, at 42%. Winds in Bukavu are highest in August, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S. The clearest skies in Bukavu come in June, when the sky is typically 60% covered; November is the cloudiest month, at 74%.
Month by month Bukavu climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
24°C
18°C
25°C
58%
71%
1.7 m/s
80
47
30
February
24°C
18°C
25°C
64%
71%
1.9 m/s
77
45
29
March
24°C
19°C
25°C
59%
73%
2.4 m/s
76
50
25
April
23°C
18°C
24°C
59%
72%
2.2 m/s
77
38
33
May
24°C
18°C
24°C
46%
64%
2.1 m/s
82
40
34
June
24°C
18°C
23°C
48%
60%
2.3 m/s
85
32
44
July
24°C
17°C
23°C
59%
62%
2.5 m/s
87
31
47
August
25°C
18°C
24°C
42%
62%
2.6 m/s
84
44
35
September
24°C
18°C
24°C
68%
68%
2.2 m/s
79
42
33
October
24°C
19°C
24°C
62%
70%
2.0 m/s
80
43
32
November
23°C
19°C
24°C
65%
74%
2.3 m/s
81
34
37
December
24°C
19°C
25°C
58%
71%
2.1 m/s
80
43
31
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short Bukavu weather by season
Year round, Bukavu has days of about 23°C at their warmest in November, its coolest month, and 25°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from 17°C to 19°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 21°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around September and least likely around August. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
Bukavu weather in winterJune to August
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 50%
Winter in Bukavu has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 50% chance of rain on a given day.
Bukavu weather in springSeptember to November
High 24°CLow 19°CRain 65%
Spring in Bukavu has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 19°C, with a 65% chance of rain on a given day.
Bukavu weather in summerDecember to February
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 60%
Summer in Bukavu has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
Bukavu weather in autumnMarch to May
High 24°CLow 18°CRain 55%
Autumn in Bukavu has typical daily highs of about 24°C and lows of about 18°C, with a 55% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in Bukavu?
The rainy (wet) season in Bukavu runs from September to April, peaking in September with a 68% chance of rain on a given day. The dry season is August; August is the driest month, at 42%.
What time of year is Bukavu windiest?
Winds in Bukavu are highest in August, averaging 2.6 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in January, at 1.7 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the S.
What is the average temperature in Bukavu year round?
The average temperature in Bukavu over the whole year is 21°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 25°C; July is the coldest, with lows of about 17°C.